Find out which marine radio certificate you need and how to get one.

A fire occurred on a passenger vessel in a busy harbour. The master and crew took immediate action and followed emergency procedures to disembark and transfer 73 passengers safely to another ferry. The vessel’s structural and fixed firefighting systems worked effectively to contain and extinguish the fire.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments, compass adjustment requirements, uncrewed barges and more.

Dr Rosalie Balkin was appointed to the AMSA Board on 21 November 2018 for a three year term.

How to get an International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Certificate of safety training (CoST) (STCW Reg VI/1) if you are serving or have served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

A charter vessel with passengers was conducting a cruise around Sydney Harbour when it narrowly missed an unlit runabout at night. The vessel ran aground, and two attempts to tow the vessel off the sandbank were unsuccessful. The investigation found that the master did not risk-assess the route and respective conditions. The vessel safety management system provided the master with no clear direction on safe routes to follow. The command, control, and communication with and between the crew in relation to emergency procedures and response was ineffective.

The 2019-20 Australian Vessel Traffic Services Award was awarded to Warren Bath, VTS Operator at Hay Point, Queensland, for his coordination of an incident involving a bulk carrier.

How to comply with low sulphur fuel requirements.

Instructions for accredited surveyors to conduct surveys and inspections of domestic commercial vessels.

We are responsible for leading national policy on vessel traffic services (VTS).

Vessels owned and operated by community groups or clubs may or may not be domestic commercial vessels.

Prepare and submit your application for a role with us.

Our range of navigation services includes marine navigation and e-navigation.

We invite your feedback on AMSA’s consultative 2020-21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS).

An accountable authority may issue a Public Interest Certificate under the Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Act 2018 when it is considered to not be in the public interest for a particular procurement process to be suspended.